Friday, March 18, 2011

Exodus of foreigners in Japan

Thousands of foreigners have left Tokyo for fear of a radioactive leak from nuclear power plant in Fukushima, while most of the missions and operations have begun organizing to assist those who wish to leave Japan. Although local officials insist that radioactivity levels in the capital have increased but not alarming, the unstable situation in the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, about 250 miles north, has led many to move away to the south.

Some 90 Americans evacuated from Japan to be safe from the effects of the Fukushima nuclear accident, have come to Taiwan. The 96 evacuees were examined to determine if they had abnormal levels of radiation and Taiwan will go to U.S. Immigration Agency reported on the island. This is the first group of American evacuees arrived in Taiwan, the Taiwanese government has advised its citizens to leave Japan and prepares special flights to repatriate those who wish, according to the Deputy Foreign Minister Shen Lyu-shun.

"We are ready to evacuate our citizens. We are asking to leave dangerous areas, but we respect their wishes if they want to stay," said Shen, the Thursday before Parliament. The concern about radiation has joined Thursday's announcement of a possible blackout in Tokyo that could alter the transport to leave the city in the coming days, which has made part of those who remained in the metropolis, Japanese and foreign finally decided to abandon without knowing when they will return.

The trains to Osaka, about 400 kilometers, started from Tokyo much fuller than usual but without becoming full, and they saw an unusual number of Japanese women with young children, pushing luggage for several days. In Tokyo Station reigned ordered the usual bustle, no scenes of excitement, and inside the train just remembered the grave situation in Fukushima digital displays that constantly appear on the latest news headlines on the nuclear plant.

Of Tokyo, and residents have also left groups of tourists who had decided to change their travel routes well away to leave the capital and the northern provinces, or because the airlines themselves changed their airport of departure from Tokyo's Narita Osaka. Others were pressured to leave the country, and Cheng, a Chinese girl of 29 years to his company abruptly pulled a plane ticket, one way, to return to Beijing without her I'd asked.

"I did not want to collect all my things because I hope to return to Japan when it's all over. My companions are, but they are doing to young women back, "said Narita Airport. While emphasizing the need to follow the safety guidelines of the Japanese Government, which has evacuated a radius of 20 km around the plant nuclear, many embassies in Japan have recommended that their citizens in the Kanto region (where Tokyo) to consider moving to the south.

Some governments, like those of Colombia, USA, Mexico and Spain, have announced the shipment of aircraft Tokyo to repatriate its citizens affected capital who want to leave voluntarily, even without talking about a full-scale evacuation. The Government of Mexico has chartered a plane out of Japan that will allow about 230 Mexicans who so wish, while of Colombia reported that it is hosting an Air Force flight for this weekend for those affected by the disaster.

Also the Spanish government will repatriate some 160 nationals living in the country Japan this weekend. The order "give priority to people accompanied by children and the sick." In addition, it has recommended not to approach a radius of 120 kilometers from the nuclear plant, while delegations as Mexican or limit U.S.

radio warning to a 80 km. Japan has evacuated nearly 228,000 people within a radius of 20 kilometers of the nuclear power and has recommended to those who are between 20 and 30 miles to stay in their homes. Most embassies recommend that you follow the safety instructions and Japanese authorities, for now, keep their diplomats in Tokyo, with few exceptions, as in the case of Panama, which has been temporarily transferred to the consulate in Kobe (South) , or in Austria, which has made Osaka.

No comments:

Post a Comment